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From: David du Colombier <0intro@gmail.com>
To: 9fans@9fans.net
Subject: Re: [9fans] New disk, i/o error
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:15:07 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20111017141507.76e82860@wks-ddc.exosec.local> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAEaiYYybGsnF8smOMFwXTPUBh4Wm4RtcqOP8iYrLjr4_3tC5-A@mail.gmail.com>

> Will this work:
>
> 1. boot off the old disk (/dev/sdE0/plan9)
> 2. disk/prep /dev/sdE1/plan9
>     - delete swap and fossil
>     - create a new fossil at the same offset as the old one but bigger
>     - write changes
> 3. mount /dev/sdE1/fossil
>
> I am trying to find a way to resize /dev/sdE1/fossil without losing
> the existing data on it.

It will not work because you will need to run fossil/flfmt
to enlarge the Fossil file system but you will lose your data.

Venti can easily be resized, but I don't know any way to resize
Fossil, thought it may be possible.

--
David du Colombier



  reply	other threads:[~2011-10-17 12:15 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <CAEaiYYwtJPmt-utC12NwucXQhJ6kKs0CzBXZRT6PU=fCZnjpbA@mail.gmail.c>
2011-10-16 15:20 ` erik quanstrom
2011-10-16 15:51   ` slash
     [not found]   ` <CAEaiYYxsDmZ_O8N0BwK5Ch071NGbgrb_MyAnupxCyWgRioSTrw@mail.gmail.c>
2011-10-16 17:29     ` erik quanstrom
2011-10-16 19:19       ` slash
2011-10-16 20:13         ` slash
     [not found]         ` <CAEaiYYwfHD0d+SyTLqVVi-si=knjSqH6FKP61pkR-XRo5ixegA@mail.gmail.c>
2011-10-16 20:40           ` erik quanstrom
2011-10-17  1:54             ` slash
2011-10-17  7:44               ` David du Colombier
2011-10-17 10:23               ` Steve Simon
2011-10-17 11:17                 ` slash
2011-10-17 12:15                   ` David du Colombier [this message]
2011-10-17 11:56                 ` David du Colombier
2011-10-17 15:43                 ` Lyndon Nerenberg
2011-10-17 16:15                   ` erik quanstrom
2011-10-17 16:46                     ` Lyndon Nerenberg
     [not found]             ` <CAEaiYYys==oFZ7Umr4SD+rT6wtRo=j4K6wd0950gU94cGiR6kw@mail.gmail.c>
2011-10-17  3:28               ` erik quanstrom
2011-10-16 20:43         ` Steve Simon
2011-10-19 11:48         ` Peter A. Cejchan
2011-10-16 14:11 slash

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